Ester was distraught with all the treatment that Leonel and Agatha Theodore had subjected her to. Since earlier, she had been pacing back and forth in her apartment room, trying to calm her anger. Instead of easing her frustration, Ester only grew to hate them even more because she couldn't just forget about them. Especially Agatha's smug expression, as if she was delighted to have made Ester do something she rarely did—step foot in the kitchen.

From the studio where she had a photoshoot, ...